Virtues, Values & Character Strengths
“The greatest gains in human development are based on investment in what people do best naturally-in their areas of talent."
Who would most agree with this statement out of the researchers we studied regarding character?
Clifton!
List at least 3 interventions we've discussed to increase gratitude.
Gratitude letter
3 good things intervention
Gratitude jar
What type of well-being is posttraumatic growth associated with?
Eudaimonic
The specific intervention of writing your Obituary/Biography is include in which long term type of psychotherapy?
Seligman's Positive Psychotherapy
What are the 3 types of present-moment focus we discussed?
Mindfulness, Savoring, Flow
Core characteristics valued by philosophers and religious leaders across time and world cultures is the definition for what term we studied that makes up character?
Virtues
What are the two models of forgiveness we've covered in class?
Enright’s Process Model of Forgiveness
Worthington’s REACH model of forgiveness
List at least 3 predictive factors that are likely to lead someone to experience PTG.
Higher SES
educational status
younger age
Optimism
positive emotions
social support
problem-focused coping
group-based therapy
trauma rumination
There are two possible goals for Positive Psychology Psychotherapies. What are these two targets of treatment?
Prevent the problem
Fix the problem
How does savoring differ from mindfulness?
Evaluate/Judge as positive and intentionally prolong it
I have the natural talent of empathizing with people.
To create the strength of being a good therapist, according to Clifton, what do I have to apply?
Knowledge & Skills
What are the 2 definitions (or different types) of gratitude?
Trait gratitude
Emotional experience
What kind of coping is most associated with experiencing PTG? Why?
Active coping: problem solving, seeking help, findings new ways to adapt
Associated with transformational model and rumination of event which leads to acceptance
What are the names of the two types of positive psychotherapies?
Rashid's Positive Psychotherapy
Seligman’s Positive Psychotherapy
Describe 'Beginner's Mind.'
We fast forward through the current moment when it’s something we’re experts in.
We want to experience the newness of each moment so we are fully awake to see possibilities of the moment
What is one of the major differences between Clifton's definition of character and Peter & Seligman?
Seligman = Talents lack moral value associated with good character
We described 3 types of perspective-taking in class. What were they?
Cognitive: What are they thinking?
Emotional: What are they feeling?
Wholistic: What is it like to be them?
What are the names of the 2 models used in the cognitive processing of trauma?
Shattered assumptions
Transformational model
How do positive-based psychotherapies differ from traditional therapies (treatment as usual)? Can be in your own words
Focus on the wholistic person not just mental illness
What are 2 predictive factors/types of activities or experiences that are likely to lead someone to savor more?
Past adversity
Being in flow state
How is a strength defined by Clifton Vs. Peter & Seligman?
Clifton: strength= the way we build on natural talent
Peter & Seligman: strengths = psychological ingredients that allow us to live according to our virtues
What is one of the most significant differences in the role of social support in regard to the two models of gratitude we discussed?
Not just PERCEIVING more social support (Cognitive model) actually receiving more social support from others
Our best guess of how PTG occurs:
5 components/dimensions
1. Cognitive processing of trauma
2. Emotional regulation and acceptance:
3. Support from others
4. Coping Strategies and Behavior Change:
5. Time and reflection
Name 4 specific interventions that qualify as a PPI.
Best Possible Selves diary
Take a Daily Vacation
3 Good Things
Couple or Family Gratitude Journals
Gratitude Jar
Why did some of the housekeeper's in the work study experience greater gains in physical fitness and health than others?
How we categorize (e.g., work/exercise/play) and evaluate (e.g., good, bad, useful, stressful) our activities impacts the ways in which these activities affect us.